Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Empire Physiotherapy Ltd SME
- Value
- £646,800
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Physiotherapy services (CPV 85142100)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 012830-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Feb 2026
- Published12 Feb 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
The Service aims to provide the use of independent sector to reduce waiting list from backlog of COVID-19. This service will provide care to patients that have been referred by a healthcare professional to Berkshire Healthcare East MSK Physiotherapy Service. The trust intend to award the contract to an existing provider under Direct Award process C of the Provider Selection Regime. The value of the contract is £646,800 ex VAT. The service will be provided 01/04/2026- 31/03/2027
About the supplier
Empire Physiotherapy Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09750699).